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Central Oregon Receives $193,838 in OLCC spirits revenue
Dec 01,2006 00:00
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Bend Weekly News Sources
Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler counties and their 32 cities received $193,838 in October in the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s (OLCC) statewide liquor revenue allocation, the commission recently announced.
The funds are distributed as follows: Crook County, population 22,775, $5,587 Prineville, $6,826 Deschutes County, population 143,490, $35,205 Bend, $50,085 Redmond, $15,033 Sisters, $1,184 Gilliam County, population 1,890, $464 Arlington, $406 Condon, $548 Lonerock, $14 Hood River County, population 21,180, $5,197 Cascade Locks, $823 Hood River, $4,593 Jefferson County, population 20,600, $5,054 Culver, $726 Madras, $4,002 Metolius, $573 Klamath County, population 65,055, $15,961 Bonanza, $303 Chiloquin, $513 Klamath Falls, $14,528 Malin, $570 Merrill, $652 Lake County, population 7,505, $1,841 Lakeview, $1,869 Paisley, $178 Sherman County, population1,880, $461 Grass Valley, $121 Moro, $328 Rufus, $228 Wasco, $271 Wasco County, population 23,935, $5,872 Antelope, $43 Dufur, $434 Maupin, $320 Mosier, $299 Shaniko, $14 The Dalles, $8,905 Wheeler County, population 1,550, $380 Fossil, $328 Mitchell, $121 Spray, $113 The agency distributed $9.5 million statewide in October, using a formula based on Oregon’s population of 3.63 million. The amount was 24.5 cents per capita for counties; 71 cents for cities. The 36 counties received 10 percent of the total, $890,975; 239 cities, 20 percent, $1.78 million; state general fund, 56 percent, $4.99 million; and city revenue sharing account, 14 percent, $1.25 million. In addition, the State Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services received $592,875 and the Oregon Wine Board got $19,613. OLCC revenue is derived from the sale of distilled spirits in 241 liquor stores, taxes on malt beverages and wine, license fees, and fines for liquor law violations. Last month’s revenue share was $13.5 million. The OLCC collects privilege taxes of $2.60 for a 31-gallon barrel of malt beverage, 67 cents a gallon for taxable wine with an alcohol content of 14 percent or under and 77 cents on taxable wine over 14 percent. Of that, 2 cents a gallon goes to the Oregon Wine Board to fund research and promotion.
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